We absolutely love this daycare! It gives us such a peace of mind. I know my son loves it there: the moment the door of our house opens in the morning he rushes through eager to be taken there. But he is also happy to see me in the evening when I come to pick him up, he is always happy there. Maria and her team create such a loving environment, it feels like second home. My son started going when he was 5 months old. Maria and her team were very accommodating - I was bringing pumped milk for him for half a year and they handled it well. After 1 year, they started feeding him with their home-cooked meals. They taught him the schedule, so he started to sleep at certain hours of the day, which I was super grateful for. The toys that they have are incredible most are Montessori-style. They read to kids a lot - so my 1 year old takes a book at home and sits with it, turning pages by himself. They taught him to share, so every single time he is given some snack - he shares with everybody around. There is nothing to wish for. The daycare is in Spanish (it is run by a family from Spain), but the kid is exposed to both Spanish and English, and our kid has no problem switching between different languages in different environments.
This daycare was recommended to me by a friend, who had both her children there from half a year till they turn 3 years old.
Our son has gone to this daycare since he's 8 months and loves it. It has a large backyard with beautiful toys that create a safe and enriching space. The owners are also very experienced taking care of kids. I've found they follow a lot of the same setups I see at Stanford's bing nursery school such as their play stations, newspaper and variety of materials.
My son is very independent and at some point would say all the sounds of animals. He also really seems to gravitate towards letters. Maria, the owner once told me if I am interested in, I can tell him what letters sound like when he sees them in signs. I have 3 kids and she's the first educator that has noticed how my kids tend to like letters and numbers and expanded on that. Her amount of experience is very vast and I'm glad we could find that in a local daycare.